Abstract

The Shortage of News Analysts

Siepmann, Charles A. | January 24, 1948 issue

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People are hungry for news over the radio in the U.S. Many rate it higher, even, than entertainment. But news and news analysis alike are increasingly regarded by the industry as a commodity to be sold, dependent for a place in broadcast schedules on the whim of sponsors. Only a sponsored news analyst has the prime prerequisite of effective service to the listener, a regular time at a reasonable hour. However, there are those who question whether a news analyst should be sponsored at all, because of the risk to his integrity and independence.

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BROADCAST journalism; UNITED States -- Social conditions; PRESS; RADIO; BROADCASTING; UNITED States
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